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Iggo

(50,059 posts) Sun Oct 20, 2013, 11:34 PM Oct 2013

Is Rick as big an idiot in the book as he is on the TV show?

He's startin' to piss me off.

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Is Rick as big an idiot in the book as he is on the TV show? (Original Post) Iggo Oct 2013 OP

What book? Which TV show? Staph Oct 2013 #1

Walking Dead. Iggo Oct 2013 #2

Thanks for the answer. Staph Oct 2013 #3

I don't think he is an idiot. Goblinmonger Oct 2013 #4

Staph

(6,477 posts)

1. What book? Which TV show?

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 11:56 PM

Oct 2013

Inquiring minds want to know!

Iggo

(50,059 posts)

2. Walking Dead.

Reply to Staph (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 12:02 AM

Oct 2013

Dude makes obviously bad decision after obviously bad decision. The only guy in the Zombie Apocalypse not getting smarter with experience.

Staph

(6,477 posts)

3. Thanks for the answer.

Reply to Iggo (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 01:11 AM

Oct 2013

I haven't seen the show. But he does sound like an idiot!

Goblinmonger

(22,340 posts)

4. I don't think he is an idiot.

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 10:47 AM

Oct 2013

Sure, he makes some bad decisions but if the leader of the zombie apocalypse always made the correct decisions it wouldn't provide a lot of plot tensions, now would it. Additionally, he is there as the main catalyst to explore the impact on humanity.

That said, I think he is a bigger badass in the books and is much more intelligent as far as strategy. Though, in the books, either he or Carl needs to die (or they need to be split up).

Kirkland has made it clear that the books and the show operate in completely different universes (as evidenced by many characters that are not in both, that characters in the show are long dead in the books, etc)

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